Compliance & Regulation


SRA imposes control order on CILEX lawyer who misled lender client

7 January 2025

A CILEX lawyer who misled her lender client so as to complete a residential property transaction has been made subject to a control order by the SRA.


SRA issues £1.5m in fines since enhanced power came on stream

6 January 2025

The Solicitors Regulation Authority has used the enhanced fining power to issue more than £1.5m fines on solicitors in its first two years, new figures have shown.


Blacker fails in challenge to Inner Temple’s membership refusal

6 January 2025

Alan Blacker – the struck-off solicitor once dubbed by a judge as dressing “like something out of Harry Potter” – has failed in a challenge to a decision refusing him membership of the Bar.


Junior solicitor struck off for misleading probate clients

6 January 2025

A recently qualified solicitor at Irwin Mitchell who misled multiple contentious probate clients about the progress of their cases has been struck off.


Male barrister disbarred again over harassing female pupils

6 January 2025

A barrister who won a bid to have his disbarment for sexual harassing two pupils and a woman on a mini-pupillage reconsidered has been disbarred once again.


SRA ordered to pay solicitor £184k costs for “improper” prosecution

3 January 2025

The SRA has been ordered to pay a solicitor costs of £184,000 over a prosecution the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal described as “improperly brought”.


£50k fine for lawyer over omissions when applying to join Bar

3 January 2025

A high-profile Italian lawyer who failed to declare various adverse findings about himself when applying to be called to the English Bar has been reprimanded and fined £50,000.


SRA to quiz probate lawyers who “failed to reflect” on training

3 January 2025

The SRA is to question probate solicitors who “simply listed” in their training records what they had done, rather than providing “evidence of reflection”.


Court upholds suspension of barrister in debt to ex-law firm partner

3 January 2025

The High Court has upheld a six-month suspension imposed on a barrister who failed to comply with a court order to pay £54,600 to a former salaried partner in his law firm.


Partners struck off for misleading HM Land Registry

2 January 2025

Two experienced partners who submitted paperwork to HM Land Registry with fake names to conceal the true owners of properties have been struck off.

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